diff --git a/crates/wzp-relay/Cargo.toml b/crates/wzp-relay/Cargo.toml
index c4896cc..6dad640 100644
--- a/crates/wzp-relay/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wzp-relay/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ bytes = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 toml = "0.8"
 anyhow = "1"
+rustls = { version = "0.23", default-features = false, features = ["ring", "std"] }
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "wzp-relay"
diff --git a/crates/wzp-relay/src/main.rs b/crates/wzp-relay/src/main.rs
index f50db81..23e043d 100644
--- a/crates/wzp-relay/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/wzp-relay/src/main.rs
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ struct WaitingClient {
 async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let config = parse_args();
     tracing_subscriber::fmt().init();
+    rustls::crypto::ring::default_provider()
+        .install_default()
+        .expect("failed to install rustls crypto provider");
 
     info!(addr = %config.listen_addr, "WarzonePhone relay starting");
     if let Some(remote) = config.remote_relay {